In 1611‚ John Donne had to leave for a Europe trip‚ leaving behind his pregnant wife (Brackett). He wrote this poem as a farewell pledging his wife on their reunion and suggesting her not to be sorrowful. The writer uses several methods of figure of speech‚ among which are the donatives of vocabulary of the poem. The word "valediction" in the title is the act of bidding farewell‚ mourning is grieving or crying for a loss‚ "laity" in line 8 refers to common‚ ordinary people‚ "sublunary" (line 13)
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NASCAR speech NASCAR....ever heard the word before? I know I have! To you it just might seem like some new kind of car or something. But to me‚ it means a lot. It basically means every Friday‚ Saturday‚ and Sunday....caus’ that’s when all the fun begins! Friday is when the pre action takes place. This is when 700 horses‚ 4 gears‚ 22 galons of high octane gas‚ 3400 lbs of metal‚ and a race team try out the track. There is 34 races a year‚ consisting mostly on sundays every
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TEXT SPEECH By Awang Zamri President of Samarahan Charity 2011 Donation Ceremony Date: Sabtu‚ 9th April‚ 2011 Time: 8.00 A.M. Place: Dewan Serbaguna‚ Asajaya Good morning‚ Salam perpaduan and salam Satu Malaysia‚ I‚ Awang Zamri‚ as the President of Samarahan Charity so glad to be with all of you today in this wonderful function. First of all‚ I would like to thanks for the contibution that had been made for the Charity. Later on‚ the donation will be given to the needy and the poor in
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Commemorative Speech Outline Commemorating the State of Oregon Attention Getter: Beer! Beaches! Bobsleds! Blazers! Thesis Statement: The state of Oregon is one of the best places to live in the United States. Credibility Statement: I was born in Portland‚ Oregon and have lived in and traveled the state for many years. Audience Relevance: Most of us currently reside in Oregon‚ and I am sure you have all had the opportunity to experience the unique excellence of this grand
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Hookah Speech Informative What does a talking caterpillar‚ ancient Turkish kings‚ and over 100 million people around the world have in common? The answer is they all smoke hookah. Now then you might be asking yourself what is a hookah? A hookah is also known as a water pipe or narghela. It is used to smoke flavored and all natural tobacco‚ which is smoked through a water pipe. Unlike cigarettes or cigars it does not contain the harmful toxins and chemicals. In my house I own 3 hookahs and smoke
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Candidate Speech By Ryan Beilman Written by Ashlee Beard The Peoples Party Ladies and gentleman. Our country has come to a crossroad‚ and now you have the power to change the political landscape of America. If you elect me to be your face in congress‚ there are several things I will do to ensure that your needs are met day in and day out across this land. This Country needs to be at a better state of success and freedom; the people need to be the government. Their choices and opinions matter to
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Date: August 13‚ 2007 To: Cheryl Nobles From: Iana Machinskaia Subject: A mechanism process description of a stapler Figure 1 Stapler Introduction A stapler is a portable "device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and folding over the ends to secure the paper". (Wikipedia) Most office staplers are 30 cm long‚ 9 cm wide and 18 cm tall. The stapler is made of rubber‚ plastic and metal. Main components of an office stapler include
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FIGURE IN ART CONTEMPORARY VS RENNEISANCE CULTURAL From historical Renaissance aspect‚ the nude figure in art has always been represented as innocent and pure‚ as well sensual and sexual. Therefore contrasting to the contemporary point of view‚ whereas the nude is often a mirror reflecting the darkest parts in society through dehumanization‚ distortion and repulsion. Religion in society was quite superstitious back in the 1400’s and the artists beliefs in God where very strong and faithful‚
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Andrea Ferris CMST 1005 Langseth Tribute Speech Content Outline 9/09/12 Introduction “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person‚ he believed in me.” Jim Valvano. My dad is the best guy in the world. There are two main reasons that I would like to pay tribute to my dad; my dad was there for me when I needed him the most‚ and he also believed in me when I did not. Body I. The first reason that I would like to pay tribute to my father is because he was there
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CAMPAIGN SPEECH Good morning/afternoon fellow students. Before anything else‚ allow me to sincerely thank you for acknowledging my candidacy for senator in our beloved university. Since freshman year‚ I have been an advocate for our student body. Although I have not held a position similar to what I am running for now‚ I have always been actively helping our student government in my humble capacity as First Year representative. Through my efforts‚ the freshmen have earned two seats in the school
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